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The illustration on this month’s cover is by Gregory Arena. The text in the background is Julia’s own handwriting, captured
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Julia Vinograd: poet laureate of the Berkeley Streets
By Alastair Boone on Julia is often described as the unofficial poet laureate of the Berkeley streets. In 2004, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates dubbed June 5 “Julia Vinograd Day.”
Julia Vinograd: The People’s Park poet
By Lydia Gans on In this article originally published in 2015, Julia talks to Lydia Gans about her poetry and how she got involved with the Berkeley street scene.
Claiming neglect, City Towers tenants and supporters organize
By Zack Haber on "I’m scared to live in my unit," one City Towers resident said. "I
don’t think we should have to
suffer in our homes just because
we’re in poverty"
The real-world impact of Trump’s crackdown on government benefits
By Jack Bragen on Bragen received an unprecedented amount of mail from Social Security starting in the year 2020, forcing him to engage in a rigorous process of proving his disabilities were legitimate. This was the result of a policy change by the Trump administration.
There’s no care in Newsom’s ‘CARE court’ for unhoused people
By Jade Arellano on Newsom has explicitly discussed CARE Court as a tool to address street homelessness. But the only real investments in this proposal are in the court system.
Dodging the mainstream has kept me indoors
By Andy Pope on The pace of a “normal” life simply does not fit for some, Pope writes, and those who can’t keep up are often resigned to homelessness.
Street Spirit horoscopes: June
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on Horoscopes for the month of June, written just for Street Spirit.
STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: JUNE
Resources and community events for the month of June
Update: Vernon Dailey moved indoors!
By Vernon Dailey on In September, we published a “Street Spirits” profile about one of our vendors, Vernon Dailey. After Vernon’s wife died of
The weight of shame: a common burden on the street
By Andy Pope on How the shame associated with homelessness can become something like a mental illness.
CCA staff and adjuncts ratify union contracts, receive wage hikes
By Zack Haber on CCA’s recent action is part of a growing national trend of union combativeness, Haber writes.